Sarah Cruddas has a round up of predictions for the year.
New Actors In Space
The Secure World Foundation has just put out a new handbook.
Lawsuit Non-Trial Update
Mark Steyn’s latest thoughts.
Locked-In Patients
They’ve found a way to communicate with them, and their lives may not be the living nightmare we’ve imagined:
“One of the most surprising outcomes of this study is that these patients reported being ‘happy’ despite being physically locked-in and incapable of expressing themselves on a day-to-day basis, suggesting that our preconceived notions about what we might think if the worst was to happen are false. Indeed, previous research has shown that most locked-in patients are actually reasonably satisfied with their quality of life,” he added.
Two pieces of good news in one. The human brain is an amazing, almost incomprehensible thing.
The Final Amicus Brief
It was filed today by a number of conservative news sites.
“The Hottest Year On Record”
California Shouldn’t Secede
It should divide in two (or more).
It’s not a new idea.
[Update a while later]
Calexit would be a disaster for “progressive” values.
Well, OK, that makes me think it would be a good thing.
The President’s Right To Say “You’re Fired”
Yes, civil service is broken, and it’s become highly partisan in many agencies. Time for an overhaul.
DARPA
Don’t compete with private industry in satellite servicing. I agree — this is no longer “DARPA hard.”
Trump’s Latest EO On Regulations
I like the idea conceptually, and it may even be legal (but the courts will have to rule on that), but it will be almost impossible to implement. But it’s long past time to dismantle the regulatory state; Congress has delegated far too much of its duties on to unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats.
[Afternoon update]
What does this mean for FAA’s rules on spaceflight?